Abstract:
Dance as a form of art is the mirror of particular social, political and economic circumstances of each
era. It reflects the ideologies, the beliefs and the society of each era, but also of each region. In the
past, icons and depictions in general, served as a kind of photography or a clip form cinematographic
film, which unraveled in front of us. Through these depictions we can see how the relations between
the two genders are formed both in society and, more specifically, through dance. Therefore, this
research aims at giving prominence to the position of women in dance in that period. The data
collection was based on secondary sources and more particularly on the principles of literature and
historical archival research. The representations of dance will be interpreted under the conditions of
visual anthropology, where the representations work exactly as a film, in which we can observe various
component elements of the dance. In conclusion, the depictions of the Byzantine period reveal data of
the dance tradition of the Byzantine people and reveal to us that the presence of woman was real,
intense and sometimes essential during the dance events of the Byzantium. |
